A two-year experiment involving 18 Tennessee middle schools found that using Khanmigo, an AI tutor integrated with Khan Academy, resulted in a modest increase in math achievement. While the AI tutor raised math achievement by approximately 1.3 national percentile ranks per term, these gains were comparable to using Khan Academy without AI assistance. The study suggests that the primary limitation to realizing the full potential of AI tutoring is student engagement, as many students used the tool infrequently and rarely engaged in substantive mathematical dialogue. AI
IMPACT AI tutoring tools need to overcome engagement barriers to deliver on their promise of personalized education.
RANK_REASON The cluster reports on findings from a field experiment published in an academic working paper.
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